Forty one U.S. Congressmen sent a letter to United States President Barack Obama, calling on him to condemn the Maspero incidents and denounce the Military Police for killing Coptic protesters in Egypt.

The letter said that it is not acceptable to give military aid totaling $1.3 million to a country [referring to Egypt] that does not respect Human Rights and the freedom of religion.

[Reviewer's Note: the correct figure of the U.S. military aid to Egypt is $1.3 billion.]